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A Bit o’Honey … can do so much!

01 Monday Feb 2016

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News

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'Bee A Gift to the World', A Bit O' Honey, Friends of Barnabas, Global Grants, Honduras Pediatric Hospital, Innsbrook Rotary

The header image of this issue of the blog features a pediatric cardiac surgery being performed in Honduras which benefited from Rotarian humanitarian efforts. Prior to there being a permanent pediatric cardiac unit in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, such critical surgeries had to wait until visiting medical teams, along with equipment and supplies, could be put together to come on a periodic visiting basis to perform such surgeries.

A permanent pediatric cardiac surgical ward was created and opened in February 2015 due to many years work on a global grant spearheaded by three Rotary districts, including District 7600, lead by the Innsbrook club and 8 of its sister clubs, the Friends of Barnabas Foundation, the Ruth Paz Foundation , and the The Rotary Foundation World Fund.  The grant included a Vocational Training Team to train local health personnel on the equipment provided by the grant.  The total grant budget was $112,300, of which $23,000 was donated by the District 7600 clubs.  With district and World Fund matching monies and donations for the other partners, this complicated, but magnificent project came to fruition.

BitohoneyThree years after a Rotarian donates to the Annual Fund, 50% of that donation comes back to the District to help fund district and global grants.  This Innsbrook Rotary-led global grant is only one example of such a global grant.  These global grants provide an opportunity for smaller clubs to join in with larger clubs to participate in international (global) projects,  which that club might not be financially able to do on its own.  Not all grants are global and even all global grants are not necessarily this complex, but we as Rotarians are capable of so much.  It starts with the honey, the money.

So the challenge is out to the Rotarians of District 7600, their clubs, their Club Foundation Chairs, their Foundation Advocates, and to all champions of The Rotary Foundation to reach into their own pockets, to encourage others to do so,  and donate to The Rotary Foundation.  This will assist the clubs in meeting their 2015-16 Rotary Foundation giving goals and will help us all ‘Bee’ A Gift to the World.  A Bit O’ Honey can go such a long way!

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January Foundation Update

18 Monday Jan 2016

Posted by Carol Dois Woodward in Rotary 7600 Foundation News, Uncategorized

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'Bee A Gift to the World', Club Fundraising Analysis, District Assembly Training Seminar, Giving Awareness Campaign, Joy Report, PETS

Excel LadyJoy Kline has just compiled her Joy report,  2015 Foundation Report- Dec , which covers club Foundation giving, grouped by area, through December 31.  These figures will convey the status of each club’s giving vis a vis a club’s giving goals. Clubs should really be at or above 50% towards giving goals or have plans in place for how those goals are going to be accomplished. The Club Foundation Chairs and the Foundation Advocates are key players in helping clubs assess and attain their giving goals.

 

Three or four thoughts for your consideration:

  • District Giving Awareness Campaign  — Article 5 Paul Harris Society  by PHS Chair Bill Stramm has been published and sent to Club Presidents, Club Foundation Chairs, Foundation Advocates and others.  These 5 articles are concise, practical, thought provoking essays on different Rotary Foundation programs and funding.  Suggestion: One or more of the articles may be on target for a given club and help that club hone in on a goal strategy. The Giving Awareness Campaign page at the very top of this blog has a link to each of the five articles.
  • The District Rotary Foundation Committee has identified our resident Bee (aka Jan Rowley)  as a mascot for our publicity campaign of Finish Strong<>Get Ready to encourage club and club member engagement Dana and JanBee at 2015 District Training Assemblyin Foundation giving.  We will be playing on puns such as “Bee a Gift To the World.”  It is fun, funky and has a lot to do with the frequent appearances of our District Foundation Bee throughout the year.  Have some fun with it when you communicate with your clubs.  Suggestion: Wear a bright lemon yellow shirt or sweater when speaking The Rotary Foundation.  A bit of fun is not amiss.
  • The Club Fundraising Analysis, Monthly Contribution Report, Joy Report, Features articles, this blog, and the expert District Rotary Foundation Committee leaders are at your fingertips to assist … just a click, email, or phone call away. Suggestion: Give a copy of the Club Fundraising Analysis or Joy Report to your club president and brief him/her on the information included.  Make it easy for them.

OK, enough for today.  If there is anything, anything…  anyone on the District Rotary Foundation Committee can do to help you perform your role, please don’t ‘BEE’ pi5preeiBafraid to call or email and give us a shout … 804-691-8486 or woodwardcd@aol.com.

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